Weekend Recap

I knew <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/12/weigh-in-results.html">this weekend</a> was going to prove challenging when it was going to be focused around food!  Alas, I have already blown one of my <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/12/weigh-in-results.html">weekly goals</a>, and so I'm hoping I can somewhat redeem myself for the remaining 4 days I have left in my WW week.<br /><br />But wait!  What happened, you might ask?<br /><br /><b>Half Success</b><br />Saturday I had lunch with some lovely ladies at a local and delicious restaurant called Carlyle.  I had a grilled chicken sandwich with french fries.  I ate half of the sandwich and only a few fries (they were shoe string fries too).  I considered this a huge success.  I even planned to take half of it with me, but forgot the box at the table when we left.  It was probably better that way anyhow!  Then I didn't have to feel obligated to eat the leftovers. <br /><br />After that, I headed to a friend's house to visit.  Her and her husband just bought a house and so we hung out Saturday evening.  I had dinner there and tried to be modest with my eating as much as possible.  Still, I went over my daily Points+ for Saturday.<br /><br /><b>Failure Begins</b><br />Sunday was the big cookie exchange.  Could there be a worse event for a Weight Watcher?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9vzo-4d0BbNn6y3c3jB5XtUwdh0vsLdaVSpSBP6YTl02ctbCCFw5qdEQs8cX_7bTVDPkOVhEwJWTdR_KEHhNv1kEE-iYuMS4Ho6D_fmV6mVIPjeMiiYWXi2pXAeFBiD9Pb_Af-RdSNg/s1600/Cookie+Exchange+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9vzo-4d0BbNn6y3c3jB5XtUwdh0vsLdaVSpSBP6YTl02ctbCCFw5qdEQs8cX_7bTVDPkOVhEwJWTdR_KEHhNv1kEE-iYuMS4Ho6D_fmV6mVIPjeMiiYWXi2pXAeFBiD9Pb_Af-RdSNg/s400/Cookie+Exchange+015.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tempting spread... and this didn't even include the appetizers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*sigh*  </i></div><br />I spent all day Sunday baking two separate types of cookies, as well as an appetizer (recipes to come for all).  <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQKkwF_BOg58C2FCjXQrKlJ1EgQqjc5y8hsSRWNZKznn2yRx6PolQAWTnlqyZx5IncxsWE1bC6BTga4ECHTsfJn6umcEnuGcJD0WcxFu0INUmFC2GzTqndrnMyYgaIV-a8cWTWECcJsA/s1600/cookie+exchange+013+redone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQKkwF_BOg58C2FCjXQrKlJ1EgQqjc5y8hsSRWNZKznn2yRx6PolQAWTnlqyZx5IncxsWE1bC6BTga4ECHTsfJn6umcEnuGcJD0WcxFu0INUmFC2GzTqndrnMyYgaIV-a8cWTWECcJsA/s400/cookie+exchange+013+redone.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hungry Girl Fiesta Bites - 1 Points+ each</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I made Fudgy Cappuccino Crinkles (1 Points+ each) from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cook-Book-Limited-Pink-Plaid/dp/0696227320">breast cancer Better Homes & Gardens cookbook</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMt5_4YGrB31GOwy7ZJxUEU_b8mbHvt4ic9ATdBgAmBNht3YTO7FCQZyl8p5NYy5F_tW-ai1Y-YgFJFKHZDnl1BBkz5KC874rfvwTcliJFpDZotGVQ-HdRJo_bT1iQYYRrwrsLCxOeeo/s1600/cookie+exchange+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMt5_4YGrB31GOwy7ZJxUEU_b8mbHvt4ic9ATdBgAmBNht3YTO7FCQZyl8p5NYy5F_tW-ai1Y-YgFJFKHZDnl1BBkz5KC874rfvwTcliJFpDZotGVQ-HdRJo_bT1iQYYRrwrsLCxOeeo/s400/cookie+exchange+001.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />You can kind of see them in the lower left hand corner of the bowl.<br /><br />I also made Meemaw's Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies from the <a href="http://www.foodnetworkstore.com/the-deen-family-cookbook-hardcover-by-deen-paula/shop/141685/">Deen Family cookbook</a> (3 Points+ each).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCCIdaAz2OVmor3zPAYIpSU6IDAhOu5obQFztMemx20yFq3CT6NiCM5_h2dswyMF1z95qQLwqKAh2IvZeQQ6K-0U2wvpLTI2XTPE3Szao3kQv0msiAbfB77VSMt6a1rb1wkigmzD7Omo/s1600/Cookie+Exchange+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCCIdaAz2OVmor3zPAYIpSU6IDAhOu5obQFztMemx20yFq3CT6NiCM5_h2dswyMF1z95qQLwqKAh2IvZeQQ6K-0U2wvpLTI2XTPE3Szao3kQv0msiAbfB77VSMt6a1rb1wkigmzD7Omo/s400/Cookie+Exchange+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />They had a million things in them!  But everything I made was sooooo good!<br /><br />Still, as you might imagine, it didn't end well.  Remember how I told the host that I wouldn't be taking any cookies home?  I knew that I would be interrogated by the ladies for why I wasn't taking cookies (that is the entire point to this, afterall!), and I didn't feel like fielding questions.  <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/11/part-1-how-i-approach-ww-in-public.html">I'm still not crazy about sharing my journey with others</a>.  I sampled several (or a million - who's counting?!) cookies.  Still, I brought that entire cookie bag to work today and let those people go at it.   At least that's good right? <br /><br />I kept a few favorites and hid them in the back of my pantry, like these babies:<br />  <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAdOAiyVSKC8IdlQV65L4NjlpqOAJJjFL5Pb-Ybdl5C07SK1h_20DZCuYTQtM4MxXEsATe4DO1NsUmUlEyHyLMGBvYc1ePijuHlop2UzfxxtwRIrxJ-mC2ceWzRipCSNYMKU9ZEeeLkA/s1600/Cookie+Exchange+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAdOAiyVSKC8IdlQV65L4NjlpqOAJJjFL5Pb-Ybdl5C07SK1h_20DZCuYTQtM4MxXEsATe4DO1NsUmUlEyHyLMGBvYc1ePijuHlop2UzfxxtwRIrxJ-mC2ceWzRipCSNYMKU9ZEeeLkA/s400/Cookie+Exchange+020.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peppermint White Chocolate Cookies - kind of taste like <br />Girl Scouts Thin Mints</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Out of site, out of mind... I hope?!  <br /><br />How was your weekend?  Do you participate in a cookie exchange (or something similar) during the holidays?

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